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Newport News Nears
Half-Way Point on CVN 73 DPIA
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Northrop Grumman Newport
News employees Tyrone Clemons (left) and
Mike Speight (right) work on a rudder and
propeller on USS George Washington (CVN 73) on Monday,
July 25. Newport News and the U.S. Navy invited media into
Dry Dock 11 on July 25 to hear about the progress of the CVN
73 Dry-docking Planned Incremental Availability (DPIA), which
is nearing its half-way point, and to see first-hand the work
being done on the ship’s four 66,000-pound propellers.
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The USS George Washington (CVN
73) arrived at Northrop Grumman Newport News on Jan. 28,
2005 for a 10 and-a-half month maintenance availability,
which includes dry-docking for approximately seven months.
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Richard Coleman, Newport
News’ program manager for the CVN 73 DPIA Project
(X79), said work is going very well. “The overall
CVN 73 DPIA Team performance to date has been outstanding,”
he said. “The established team goals of quality
work performed safely, on or ahead or schedule and at
or under budget are being achieved. Communication and
coordination of the work effort is providing excellent
results.”
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Approximately 1,600 Newport
News employees are supporting this availability which is valued
at $257 million. Pictured are employees James Edwards
(foreground) and (background from left) Tyrone Clemons,
Mike Speight and Bobby Coggin.
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USS George Washington Propeller Facts:
- Four Shafts, four propellers, two rudders
- Shafts are 2 feet in diameter; two are approximately
400 feet in length; two are approximately 275 feet in
length
- Propellers are approximately 21 feet in diameter and
weigh approximately 66,000 pounds each
- Each rudder weighs about 45,000 pounds for a combined
weight of nearly 50 tons
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Photos by John Whalen
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CONTACT:
Jennifer Dellapenta
Northrop Grumman Newport News
757-380-3558
Jennifer.Dellapenta@ngc.com
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